The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2149
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
3:45 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2798
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.55° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.63° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.